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Latest appeals
Planning appeal decisions from Development Control Services, a partner of PlanningResource.
Householder development
DC Casebook: Householder Development - Block paving drive fails porosity test
An enforcement notice directed against block paving at a house in Surrey has been upheld after an inspector found that it is not permitted development following a dispute over whether it is porous.
Gypsies and travellers
DC Casebook: Gypsies and Travellers - Gypsy site allowed in light of shortages
In the absence of alternative sites, an inspector has granted temporary permission for two adjacent Gypsy sites in the Kent countryside despite almost ten years of opposition from public authorities.
Agricultural uses
DC Casebook: Agricultural Development - Farm office change of use resisted
The conversion of a modern farm office in the North York Moors national park to an agricultural dwelling has been rejected, with an inspector finding no essential need for extra accommodation.
Commercial and industrial
DC Casebook: In depth - Recycling operation gets year to show mitigation measures work
A pipe-laying firm in Berkshire that started to recycle spoil from trench excavation has been allowed to continue the operation for a year to assess the effectiveness of environmental mitigation measures.
Agricultural uses
DC Casebook: Court Case - Case distinguishes development from use
Vehicle repairs must stop at a Buckinghamshire farm following a High Court ruling that the operations are not immune from enforcement of planning control.
Retail development
DC Casebook: Retail Development - Town centre siting preferred for sex shopLeisure and entertainment
DC Casebook: Leisure and Entertainment - Toilet agreed as essential on golf courseHouseholder development
DC Casebook: Householder Development - Ownership held irrelevant on dish noticeHouseholder development
DC Casebook: Householder Development - Window loss blocked in conservation areaHouseholder development
DC Casebook: Householder Development - Eaves left out on permitted developmentHouseholder development
DC Casebook: Householder Development - Dental surgery at flat ruled incidentalHouseholder development
DC Casebook: Householder Development - Extension judged too large in green beltHousing conversion
DC Casebook: Housing - Conversion - Pub conversion denied on character harmHousing conversion
DC Casebook: Housing - Conversion - Small home concentration fear dismissedHousing new build
DC Casebook: Housing - New Build - Carbon credentials found unexceptionalHousing new build
DC Casebook: Housing - New Build - Eco-homes held to erode green bufferHousing new build
DC Casebook: Housing - New Build - Notice scrapped despite condition breachHousing new build
DC Casebook: Housing - New Build - Land supply policy judged to be workingEnergy development
DC Casebook: Energy Development - Factory turbine rejected on amenity harmCommunity facilities
DC Casebook: Community Facilities - Lift shaft judged boxy and unattractiveCommercial and industrial
DC Casebook: Commercial and Industrial - Commercial vehicle allowed at dwellingCommercial and industrial
DC Casebook: Commercial and Industrial - Cash machine safety concerns supportedCommercial and industrial
DC Casebook: Commercial and Industrial - Sequential test applied to bookmakersAgricultural uses
DC Casebook: Agricultural Development - Temporary dwelling justified at kennelsListed buildings
DC Casebook: Listed Buildings - Repainting ordered on rural cottageLeisure and entertainment
DC Casebook: Leisure and Entertainment - Cricket school barred by setting impactHousing conversion
DC Casebook: Housing: Conversion - Mill conversion works ruled excessiveHousing new build
DC Casebook: Housing: New build - Site loss claim lands council with costsCommercial and industrial
DC Casebook: Commercial and Industrial - Sustainability aims outweigh belt policyAgricultural uses
DC Casebook: In depth - Scaffolding store impact judged different from lawful use of site
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Legal Report - Opposition ideas offer no quick fix on planning woe
The Conservatives' planning green paper, proposing a "radical reboot" of the system, has triggered responses which have been at best neutral and at worst vehemently critical.
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